The vestry and the wardens have all had meetings with Canon Michell, our diocesan contact for the rector search. The diocesan flow chart of the process will be on the church bulletin board this week. Canon Michell indicated the average time for calling a new rector is about one year.

The vestry will select an interim priest to assist us while our parish is moving through the process of calling the new rector. Except in special circumstances the interim is not a candidate for rector.

In coming weeks we will have supply priests leading our Sunday services. Please give feedback to vestry members because some of the supply priests may be under consideration as interim.

Next steps: Forming the search committee and selecting an interim rector.

Thanks so much for your prayers. The Daughters of the King are praying for our parish, too. Prayer and patience will get us through this just fine. St. Luke's has an amazing group of people! We will find a rector that will be a blessing to us.